Author: Gunilla Bergström
Publisher: Bok-Makaren AB
ISBN: 9198656139
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Alfie has just moved. He doesn’t know anyone here. He has to settle for Malcolm – his invisible friend who always does exactly what Alfie wants. But Malcolm never comes when the big boys chase him or soak his jacket with their water pistols. He’s never there then.
Who’ll save Alfie Atkins?
Author: Gunilla Bergström
Publisher: Bok-Makaren AB
ISBN: 9198656139
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Alfie has just moved. He doesn’t know anyone here. He has to settle for Malcolm – his invisible friend who always does exactly what Alfie wants. But Malcolm never comes when the big boys chase him or soak his jacket with their water pistols. He’s never there then.
Publisher: Bok-Makaren AB
ISBN: 9198656139
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Alfie has just moved. He doesn’t know anyone here. He has to settle for Malcolm – his invisible friend who always does exactly what Alfie wants. But Malcolm never comes when the big boys chase him or soak his jacket with their water pistols. He’s never there then.
Who'll Save Alfie Atkins?
Author: Gunilla Bergström
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780080241975
Category : Children's literature, Swedish
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780080241975
Category : Children's literature, Swedish
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
William's Doll
Author: Charlotte Zolotow
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064430677
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
More than anything, William wants a doll. "Don't be a creep," says his brother. "Sissy, sissy," chants the boy next door. Then one day someone really understands William's wish, and makes it easy for others to understand, too.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064430677
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
More than anything, William wants a doll. "Don't be a creep," says his brother. "Sissy, sissy," chants the boy next door. Then one day someone really understands William's wish, and makes it easy for others to understand, too.
We Make the Road by Walking
Author: Myles Horton
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 9780877227755
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
This dialogue between two of the most prominent thinkers on social change in the twentieth century was certainly a meeting of giants. Throughout their highly personal conversations recorded here, Horton and Freire discuss the nature of social change and empowerment and their individual literacy campaigns.
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 9780877227755
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
This dialogue between two of the most prominent thinkers on social change in the twentieth century was certainly a meeting of giants. Throughout their highly personal conversations recorded here, Horton and Freire discuss the nature of social change and empowerment and their individual literacy campaigns.
Good Night, Alfie Atkins
Author:
Publisher: 케이론교육
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Four-year-old Alfie Atkins doesn't want to go to bed. Lucky for him, Daddy is taking care of all of Alfie's bedtime needs. But Alfie won't sleep, and it isn't long before he succeeds in tiring poor Daddy. Full color.
Publisher: 케이론교육
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Four-year-old Alfie Atkins doesn't want to go to bed. Lucky for him, Daddy is taking care of all of Alfie's bedtime needs. But Alfie won't sleep, and it isn't long before he succeeds in tiring poor Daddy. Full color.
Ordinary Dogs
Author: Eileen Battersby
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571277853
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Eileen Battersby is the chief literature critic of The Irish Times and is, in the words of John Banville, 'the finest fiction critic we have'. But her first full-length book is not about international literature or the state of the novel. It is about dogs. Two dogs in particular, with the unlikely names of Bilbo and Frodo. She adopted the first from a horrible dog pound, and the second decided he liked her and moved in to join the family. She was in her very early twenties, an intensely serious student and runner who had just moved to Ireland from California. The dogs became her most loyal companions for over twenty years, witnesses to an often difficult human life and more important to her than most other humans. This book is about two animals with personalities, emotions and prejudices. It is unlike any other book ever written about dogs. It is not sentimental or twee. Battersby became intimately involved in the lives of these intelligent, shrewd creatures, and brings them to life with rare passion and insight. She writes honestly and movingly about the reasons why, for certain people - especially women - there is more integrity in the mysterious relationship with a mammal who cannot speak than there is in most of the relationships that human society has to offer.
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571277853
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Eileen Battersby is the chief literature critic of The Irish Times and is, in the words of John Banville, 'the finest fiction critic we have'. But her first full-length book is not about international literature or the state of the novel. It is about dogs. Two dogs in particular, with the unlikely names of Bilbo and Frodo. She adopted the first from a horrible dog pound, and the second decided he liked her and moved in to join the family. She was in her very early twenties, an intensely serious student and runner who had just moved to Ireland from California. The dogs became her most loyal companions for over twenty years, witnesses to an often difficult human life and more important to her than most other humans. This book is about two animals with personalities, emotions and prejudices. It is unlike any other book ever written about dogs. It is not sentimental or twee. Battersby became intimately involved in the lives of these intelligent, shrewd creatures, and brings them to life with rare passion and insight. She writes honestly and movingly about the reasons why, for certain people - especially women - there is more integrity in the mysterious relationship with a mammal who cannot speak than there is in most of the relationships that human society has to offer.
Literatures of Urban Possibility
Author: Markku Salmela
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030709094
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
This book demonstrates how city literature addresses questions of possibility. In city literature, ideas of possibility emerge primarily through two perspectives: texts may focus on what is possible for cities, and they may present the urban environment as a site of possibility for individuals or communities. The volume combines reflections on urban possibility from a range of geographical and cultural contexts—in addition to the English-speaking world, individual chapters analyse possible cities and possible urban lives in Turkey, Israel, Finland, Germany, Russia and Sweden. Moreover, by engaging with issues such as city planning, mass housing, gentrification, informal settlements and translocal identities, the book shows imaginative literature at work outlining what possibility means in cities.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030709094
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
This book demonstrates how city literature addresses questions of possibility. In city literature, ideas of possibility emerge primarily through two perspectives: texts may focus on what is possible for cities, and they may present the urban environment as a site of possibility for individuals or communities. The volume combines reflections on urban possibility from a range of geographical and cultural contexts—in addition to the English-speaking world, individual chapters analyse possible cities and possible urban lives in Turkey, Israel, Finland, Germany, Russia and Sweden. Moreover, by engaging with issues such as city planning, mass housing, gentrification, informal settlements and translocal identities, the book shows imaginative literature at work outlining what possibility means in cities.
The Nurture Effect
Author: Anthony Biglan
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
ISBN: 160882957X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
A fascinating look at the evolution of behavioral science, the revolutionary way it’s changing the way we live, and how nurturing environments can increase people’s well-being in virtually every aspect of our society, from early childhood education to corporate practices. If you want to know how you can help create a better world, read this book. What if there were a way to prevent criminal behavior, mental illness, drug abuse, poverty, and violence? Written by behavioral scientist Tony Biglan, and based on his ongoing research at the Oregon Research Institute, The Nurture Effect offers evidence-based interventions that can prevent many of the psychological and behavioral problems that plague our society. For decades, behavioral scientists have investigated the role our environment plays in shaping who we are, and their research shows that we now have the power within our own hands to reduce violence, improve cognitive development in our children, increase levels of education and income, and even prevent future criminal behaviors. By cultivating a positive environment in all aspects of society—from the home, to the classroom, and beyond—we can ensure that young people arrive at adulthood with the skills, interests, assets, and habits needed to live healthy, happy, and productive lives. The Nurture Effect details over forty years of research in the behavioral sciences, as well as the author’s own research. Biglan illustrates how his findings lay the framework for a model of societal change that has the potential to reverberate through all environments within society.
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
ISBN: 160882957X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
A fascinating look at the evolution of behavioral science, the revolutionary way it’s changing the way we live, and how nurturing environments can increase people’s well-being in virtually every aspect of our society, from early childhood education to corporate practices. If you want to know how you can help create a better world, read this book. What if there were a way to prevent criminal behavior, mental illness, drug abuse, poverty, and violence? Written by behavioral scientist Tony Biglan, and based on his ongoing research at the Oregon Research Institute, The Nurture Effect offers evidence-based interventions that can prevent many of the psychological and behavioral problems that plague our society. For decades, behavioral scientists have investigated the role our environment plays in shaping who we are, and their research shows that we now have the power within our own hands to reduce violence, improve cognitive development in our children, increase levels of education and income, and even prevent future criminal behaviors. By cultivating a positive environment in all aspects of society—from the home, to the classroom, and beyond—we can ensure that young people arrive at adulthood with the skills, interests, assets, and habits needed to live healthy, happy, and productive lives. The Nurture Effect details over forty years of research in the behavioral sciences, as well as the author’s own research. Biglan illustrates how his findings lay the framework for a model of societal change that has the potential to reverberate through all environments within society.
Is that a Monster, Alfie Atkins?
Author: Gunilla Bergström
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
ISBN: 9789129591361
Category : Behavior
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Alfie's bad conscience over hitting a smaller boy creates a monster under his bed, which keeps him from sleeping at night.
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
ISBN: 9789129591361
Category : Behavior
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Alfie's bad conscience over hitting a smaller boy creates a monster under his bed, which keeps him from sleeping at night.
Very Tricky, Alfie Atkins
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Daddy wants to relax, but five-year-old Alfie has other plans.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Daddy wants to relax, but five-year-old Alfie has other plans.